Chapter 351: Unspeakable Secret (1)
Jin Song hummed and squeaked for a long time, recalling his unspeakable secret.
Sitting opposite Liu Ye, he changed his talkative and confident demeanor.
His eyes moved about involuntarily;
His face turned red and then white.
His hands were hidden under the table. Although I couldn't see them, I could feel them twisting...
It seems that getting him to truly reveal the secret in his heart is not an easy task! Liu Ye thought.
So, she lowered her head, gently stirred the coffee with her right hand, and drank it sip by sip. She thought to herself, for such a difficult topic, the doctor shouldn't rush and should wait until the patient voluntarily opened up. Moreover, this patient was the same grown man she was currently dating!
After ten minutes of silence, Jin Song finally spoke slowly:
"When I was in boarding school, I developed pica for some reason..."
"Oh, pica?" Liu Ye was shocked when she heard it.
Pica!
As a doctor, she is familiar with the implications of this disease!
Most patients with pica suffer from metabolic disorders, abnormal taste and improper diet management, which is a complex disease syndrome.
For example, patients with pica may continue to bite some non-nutritious substances, dirty soil, common paper, etc., and they cannot control themselves at all!
Traditional medicine believes that such patients may be caused by a lack of trace elements such as zinc and iron. However, with the continuous development of psychology, psychiatrists have come to believe through medical observation and research that pica is mainly caused by psychological factors.
The phenomenon of pica was recorded by the Greeks and Romans as early as the 13th century.
By the 17th century, there were already detailed records of eating dirt among black people in the southern United States.
In modern times, various cases of pica are even more diverse and eye-catching:
A 3-year-old boy likes to eat charcoal as a snack, and his mouth is black.
A girl about 10 years old liked to eat hair. Over time, a hairball grew in her stomach.
——A boy who doesn’t like to eat, but always eats a certain amount of toilet paper...
In short, pica may initially be caused by bad habits or a deficiency in a certain element, but once the condition develops, it can lead to a strong psychological dependence on a substance, much like drug addiction or a chronic illness. Clinical practice has shown that this condition is difficult to cure! Unless psychological treatment is initiated to identify the underlying cause of the condition, and appropriate psychological therapies are then implemented to completely sever the psychological dependence on the substance.
Now, the man sitting across from her was, in the eyes of the general public, a typical elite, a successful individual: successful in his career, highly capable, wealthy, and enjoying a comfortable life… But it turned out that he had unfortunately contracted this strange illness and had been suffering from it ever since! No wonder he didn't date, didn't have a girlfriend! A 35-year-old man, emotionally blank… Liu Ye thought.
"This witch is really good at introducing me to someone. She actually found a patient with pica for me!" Liu Ye thought.
"However, a man as outstanding as him, with intelligence, ability and good looks, if he had not been suffering from this disease, he might have found his other half long ago. How could it be my turn?" Liu Ye thought.
"Okay. As a psychologist, isn't my job to cure illnesses and save lives? I might as well give him a good treatment. As for the matter of love, let's put it aside for now!" Liu Ye looked at the big man in front of her and couldn't help thinking in her heart.
"So, what kind of weird things do you like to eat?" Liu Ye asked calmly.
When dealing with patients with mental illnesses, a calm voice and a peaceful mindset are crucial. This is the most important attitude for listening to their inner voices!
"I like to eat sand and sponges..." Jin Song's face was red, and his expression was like a student who had made a mistake and was facing the teacher's questioning.
"Haha. Then you, what do sand and sponge taste like? Why do you miss this taste?" Liu Ye tried her best to make her voice sound relaxed and natural.
"I started to like eating sand and sponges when I was in high school." Jin Song.
"I was quite naughty in junior high school, so my parents sent me to the county middle school when I was supposed to go to high school. The management of that county middle school was very strict. I made great progress in my studies there, but life was not as good as I thought. The food in the cafeteria was not oily and it was very expensive. I always felt hungry. I don't know why, but one day at noon, I ate three bowls of rice, but I still felt hungry. When I walked out of the cafeteria and strolled along the road, I suddenly saw an old man on the balcony of a teacher's dormitory building on the other side of the wall, changing the sand in the birdcage... At that time, a gust of wind blew over, and I smelled that I could smell a taste, and then I began to miss sand, to want to eat sand... When this thought came to me, I was startled. I was very confused, why did I have such an idea? However, this idea was particularly stubborn in my mind, and I couldn't get rid of it! I felt a unique taste in my mouth. I knew what I was craving... At night, I would sneak to the sandpit in the school playground, grab a handful of sand and run away like a thief, then hide in a secluded place in the teaching building and start eating it bit by bit..." Jin Song.
"However, although sand tastes good, it hurts my teeth... One day, I was taking a shower in the bathroom, and suddenly I saw a green sponge by the pool under the shower... For some reason, I got so excited that I quickly grabbed the sponge and put it to my mouth to smell it..." At this time, Jin Song's eyes revealed an obsession and fanaticism, and he seemed like a different person!
"What does sponge taste like? Can you describe it?" asked Liu Ye.
It's obvious that this handsome boy is seriously ill... In a condition like his, girls would definitely be scared if they saw him! Liu Ye thought.
"It tastes a bit like chocolate!" Jin Song.
"When I ate it for the first time, I took a bite and chewed it slowly in my mouth until it softened. At the same time, I scooped a spoonful of sand and ate it. It tasted really good."
"Then how much sand can you eat at one time?" asked Liu Ye.
"When I eat a lot, I can eat a bowl of sand. When I eat less, I can eat a few spoonfuls. I don't eat anything except sand and sponges." Jin Song.
"Well, he is really extraordinary!" Liu Ye thought.
Perhaps he saw what was on Liu Ye's mind, Jin Song was embarrassed.
"I'm sorry to embarrass you. I have never shared this with anyone else. Mainly because I don't want to say it out loud." Jin Song.
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